Technische Zusammenfassung

Die Technische Zusammenfassung des APCC-Sonderberichts ″Landnutzung und Klimawandel in Österreich″ umfasst die Kernbotschaften der Kapitel 1–9. In ihr sind die Hauptaussagen zu den sozioökonomischen und klimatischen Treibern der Landnutzungsänderungen, zu den Auswirkungen von Landnutzung und -bewirtschaftung auf den Klimawandel, zu Minderungs- und Anpassungsoptionen im Kontext nachhaltiger Entwicklungsziele sowie zu Synergien, Zielkonflikten und Umsetzungsbarrieren von Klimamaßnahmen enthalten

Systems of Sustainable Consumption and Production

With the global population projected to reach 9.6 billion by 2050, and in view of finite resource availability and resilience of the Earth system, current patterns of global development are not socially or environmentally sustainable. Solutions to address the underlying challenges are urgent and necessary, but to be effective they need to be accompanied by reductions in the total volume of consumption and production of goods and services. This determination is based on three compelling reasons. First, private consumption and its associated production are among the key drivers of greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions, especially among high-emitting industrialized economies. There is little evidence that decoupling of the economy from GHG emissions is occurring at anywhere near the scale and speed required. Second, investments in more sustainable infrastructure—including renewables—that are needed in coming decades will themselves require extensive amounts of energy, largely from fossil sources. This demand will expend a significant share of the global carbon budget established by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and codified in the Paris Agreement. Finally, improving the standard of living of the world’s poor will appropriate another major portion of the available allowance

Urban Food Security and Strategic Planning: Involving Millennials in Urban Agriculture

Global population growth and urbanization trends put increasing pressure on food systems. While food demand grows, workforce moves from rural and agricultural areas to cities; hence, local and global food production policies and strategies urge to be redefined. Besides the contribution to biodiversity protection and ecosystem services provision, urban gardening and farming are increasingly considered by policy makers and planners as viable strategies to achieve higher urban food security. This paper proposes a model to study Millennials\u2019 attitude towards urban agriculture, and support the design of involvement strategies. The results show that subjective norms and peer pressure heavily influence the intention to take part in urban gardening and food production. In conclusion, we discuss the integration of the results in the design of better and more informed urban food policies